UK
2001- Label and catalog number
- Perfecto PERF30TP
- Format
- 12", Promo
- Runout / matrix
PERF 30 TP A1 DAMONTSide A
PERF 30 TPB DAMONTSide B
PERF 30 TP C1 DAMONTSide C
PERF 30 TP D1 DAMONTSide D
Vinyl pressings
by Timo Maas · 2001
To Get Down was first pressed on vinyl in 2001. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 2001, the album's first year, in 3 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
PERF 30 TP A1 DAMONTSide A
PERF 30 TPB DAMONTSide B
PERF 30 TP C1 DAMONTSide C
PERF 30 TP D1 DAMONTSide D
B155199-01 A1 HLSide A runout
B155199-01 B1 HLSide B runout
KNPR-54713-1-A EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 58862 DON GROSSINGERRunout Side A
KNPR-54713-1-B EUROPADISK DMM NY USA 58862 DON GROSSINGERRunout Side B
B157306-01 A1 HL
B157306-01 B1 HL
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Unknown | Perfecto12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 2001 | Unknown | PerfectoFirst year12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2001 | Germany | [PIAS] RecordingsFirst year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Perfecto PERF30TPFirst year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2001 | UK | Perfecto PERF30TPFirst year12", Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 2001 | US | Kinetic Records KNPR-54713-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2001 | US | Kinetic RecordsFirst year12", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
| 2002 | Canada | Kinetic Records KD52016 / BMG Music Canada KD5201612", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | Italy | Rise RISE 17712", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 2002 | UK | Perfecto PERF030T12" | 12" |
| 2002 | UK | Perfecto PERF30T12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Kinetic Records KNPR-54713-112", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of To Get Down are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 2001 and 2002.
The earliest pressings are from 2001, in UK, US, Germany. One of them is Perfecto PERF30TP.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PERF30TP, KNPR-54713-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PERF 30 TP A1 DAMONT and PERF 30 TPB DAMONT. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.